after a few (according to computer engines) tussles and minor exchanges of fortune we came to the following position - both Engines (Fritz 8 and Junior 8) were quite insistent that either of us should charge the centre with e4 or ...e5, finally I chanced my arm but unfortunately for Neil he stumbled in reply.
(121) Clark,N - Farrell,K (1416) [D05]
Gosford Summer 2007 Gosford (1), 23.01.2007
[notes by Keith]
time limit was all moves in 90 minutes 1.d4 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.Nf3 e6 4.Bd3 Be7 5.0-0 0-0 6.c3 Bd7 7.Qc2 c5 8.Ng5!? h6 9.Nh7 Re8?! [ 9...Nxh7 10.Bxh7+ Kh8 better positionally, and tempo-wise - Fritz says pretty even while Junior gives black almost half a pawn] 10.Nd2 c4?! a move preferred by Junior - though Fritz definitely does not like it [ Fritz 8 prefers 10...Ne4 as does Junior once shown it 11.Nxe4 c4!] 11.Nxf6+ Bxf6 12.Be2 Nc6 13.b3 b5 14.bxc4 bxc4 15.Rb1 e5! chess engines had for a few moves wanted either side to push their e-pawn with advantage 16.e4?? exd4 17.Bf3 dxc3 18.exd5 Nd4 19.Qd1 Neil thought about 4 minutes over this move - as will be seen in the next note we were using about the same amount of time - around a minute per move (on average) [ 19.Qxc3 Ne2+ 20.Bxe2 Bxc3 21.Bxc4 computers conclude this being preferable (they would wouldn't they eh] 19...cxd2 times - White 1 hr 9 mins left, so 21 minutes used, Black - 1 hr 13 [ 19...c2 would have been much stronger] 20.Bxd2 Rb8 time - B - 1.11 left 21.Be3 Rxb1 22.Qxb1 Nxf3+ 23.gxf3 Bh3 24.Rd1 Bh4 W - 1.09 B - 1.09 25.Rd4 Rxe3 26.Qf5?? just a goof after 54 minutes of a tough little game times W - 57 mins left, B - 1.09 (1 hr 9 mins) 26...Re1# 0-1
and from last year
(119) Young,J - Kronental,B [A41]
Gosford Winter 2006, 12.09.2006
[notes by Keith]
an interesting clash - being that both study and prepare for their opponents 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Bg4 3.Bf4 Bxf3 4.gxf3 Nd7 5.e4 g6 6.Bc4 Diagram
6...c6 7.Nc3 b5 8.Bb3 Bg7 9.Bg5 a6 10.Ne2 Ngf6 11.Qd2 0-0 12.0-0-0 Qc7 13.Bh6!? Diagram 13...e5!? [ 13...Bxh6 14.Qxh6 c5 the Queen will 'have to' spend a tempo to get back to the action] 14.Bxg7 Kxg7 15.c3 a5 16.h4 a4 17.Bc2 a3 18.b3 Rfd8 19.f4 Nh5 20.f5 Ndf6 21.Rdg1 c5 22.d5 Rdc8 23.Ng3 Nf4 24.h5 g5 25.Ne2 Nxe2+ 26.Qxe2 h6 Diagram 27.Qxb5 Rab8 28.Qe2 Qa5 with all these big-piece moves where accuracy is paramount it is not surprising that much time was consumed 29.Qd2 Nh7 30.f4 exf4 31.Qxf4 Qxc3 32.Qxd6 black had only 4 mins left and eventually lost on time after missing the killing Rxb3 [ I only have it in writing till this point - so few the rest as probable - according to an engine quick assessments 32.Qxd6 Rxb3 33.axb3 ( as an alternative line - instead of white capturing with the pawn 33.Kd1 Rb4 34.Rg3 Rd4+ 35.Bd3 Rxd3+ 36.Rxd3 Qxd3+ 37.Kc1 Qe3+ 38.Kd1 Qf3+) 33...a2 34.Qa6 a1Q+ 35.Qxa1 Qxa1+ 36.Kd2 Qd4+ 37.Ke2 Nf6] 1-0
